Busy busy week. I had time to write my story but I only read a couple others. Yours was one, and I loved it. When I really thought the plot was going in one direction it surprised me, twisted and turned around. Great. Oh, and the setting is great as well!

I saw a couple other entries for this tittle which I’ll finally get to read (didn’t want to do it before I finished mine lets I become discouraged with other’s great works) Already saw one for sci fi and another I think is urban fantasy which is awesome, two of my favorite genres so… hype. Thanks for the great idea Chuck, I’m new to the blog and found that this post really motivated me to write something.

Nice transition from the boring ho-hum another day fighting my way to work to OMG what’s happening to me. The horror builds nicely.
Just one comment – at the end maybe should be ‘everything goes dark’ ?

[…] It is well passed quitting time, and I’m barrelling close to 2000 words. This is my entry for Chuck Wendig’s Ten Titles Challenge. I was close to halfway finished with this entry before I noticed Chuck Wendig posted a fresh […]

(Running down the hallway in dishevelled clothes and covered in flop sweat) “Oh shit…ohshitohshitohshitoh PLEEEEASE be there…please be there.
(Tries to turn the knob to the classroom door, but it’s locked, and the lights are out.)
FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUHHHHHHHHH…
(Defeated, he slips a copy of his entry, and skulks away.)https://aapayson.wordpress.com/2016/05/06/the-blind-tattooist/

Well, late but I wrote therefore I post. Also, this one didn’t get a lot of mileage, so I have to represent. This was inspired by the Hugo Awards and rabid, definitely sad (and certainly pretentious) puppies. It’s the first hit on my space at: http://melissaclarewright.com/

Hey Mike, thanks for your comments. I guess I chose “went dark” because it had a more final ring to it. “Goes” just seems to be more hopeful and temporary. So maybe if I rework it to “— something indeed grabs (or grabbed) me. Then everything went dark.”